The PFL is reportedly set to bear some main modifications to the season format earlier than it begins in 2025. The earlier 12 months additionally noticed the promotion shift considerably because of the acquisition of Bellator however now it seems to be like it will likely be the very basis of the PFL that might be evolving over time.
We’ve already had the announcement from Donn Davis that elbows might be authorized in all PFL fights to any extent further and while that modifications the fights contained in the Sensible Cage, the most recent modifications will have an effect on the format that these bouts happen in. For a very long time, the PFL has pushed the $1 million event because it’s most important promoting level with the winner of every closing in the direction of the top of the 12 months being granted a world championship and an enormous prize sum.
Al Zullino (@phre on X) was the primary to report that this prize cash can be minimize in half transferring forwards after he shared particulars of a brand new PFL contract which lists the “Match Champions Bonus” as $500,000.
Uncrowned’s Drake Riggs additionally wrote that in keeping with sources, one other massive change would be the means that fighter’s progress by way of the common season format. In earlier years, fighters have been awarded a certain quantity of factors for successful and combat and the strategy/velocity of victory. For instance, a first-round end would earn a fighter six factors on the scoreboard with these factors tallies then figuring out the matchups for the play-offs.
Although the brand new format is but to be confirmed, it seems to be just like the factors system will now not be in use because of a change in path for the best way that the PFL distributes its expertise. It seems that the largest names within the promotion and probably the most anticipated bouts will now happen on the Street to Dubai Champions Collection occasions with the primary one set to happen on January 25.
The season format will as a substitute be centered on rising stars within the promotion and constructing thrilling expertise reasonably than it being the top objective for everybody on the roster. Zullino additionally shared particulars of a revised bonus scheme for the fighters who’re concerned in non-season title fights.
